The Speaker of Joburg Council, Cllr Margaret Arnolds, led a successful oversight visit to Tshepisong in ward 128 and part of ward 50 – following engagements with residents who raised persistent concerns about prolonged electricity outages, non-functional transformers and delayed fault responses. These ongoing challenges continue to negatively affect households, schools, businesses and other essential...

Johannesburg’s digital future depends on more than the technology people see. It relies on a strong, reliable fibre network that quietly supports essential municipal services every day. To keep this critical infrastructure resilient, the Metropolitan Tech Company (MTC) is advancing its Core Network Rehabilitation Programme, restoring and upgrading key sections of the City’s fibre network to improve...

The City of Johannesburg is proud to commemorate Women’s Month 2026 with a diverse programme of activities taking place throughout August in various Regions under the spirit of empowering women and girls, promoting healthy lifestyles, advancing economic participation and strengthening social cohesion across the city. This year’s National theme is “Empowered Women Empower the Nation”. Women’s...

An integrated service delivery operation was recently conducted in Lehae Phase 1 and Zakariyya Park, bringing together several City departments and entities, including Augmented Field Services, Johannesburg Water, CRUM Region G, Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA), City Parks and Zoo, Public Works Programme (PWP), Integrated Visible and Service Delivery (IVSD), Emergency...

With around 90 days remaining before the Local Government Elections, the Electoral Commission (IEC) in Gauteng Province reminds all eligible South Africans that the weekend of 1 and 2 August 2026 marks the final voting station-based registration opportunity.  Once the final voter registration weekend has concluded, the Electoral Commission anticipates that the Minister of Cooperative...

Tana Malinga The cracked walls still stand. Roofs remain exposed to the weather. Windows have disappeared, stripped away by vandals, while weeds have swallowed what was once meant to become a thriving community. Beside Tembisa Hospital lies not just an unfinished housing project, but a painful reminder of broken promises and the growing desperation of...

The City of Johannesburg wishes to advise staff and residents that some officials municipal mobile line services are currently experiencing temporary disruptions as a result of the contractual transition from one mobile service provider to another. The disruption primarily affects selected direct mobile lines used by individual City officials. Importantly, the City’s primary landlines and...